About
Santiago Tenorio is Chief Business Officer and Head of Investments at Paysecure. With over 18 years of experience in fintech, digital assets, and infrastructure development, he has worked across early-stage ventures and scale-ups in emerging and developed markets. His expertise spans venture capital investing, blockchain infrastructure, decentralized finance, payments, and energy infrastructure.
Experience
- PaysecureChief Business Officer & Head of Investmentscurrent2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Andes Energy TerminalFounding Partner & Non Exec Directorcurrent2018 — present
- ArowanaGroup Head Of Corporate Development, Executive Director (IMEA)2021 — 2024
- Full Circle CapitalPrincipal2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Private Family OfficeBoard Advisor2018
- Private Family OfficeGroup Investments and Business Development Director2016 — 2018
- RewiredVenture Partner2018Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- RewiredFounding Partner2017 — 2018
- American ExpressDirector, FinTech Partnerships & Investments2014 — 2016
- The Source JuiceNon Executive Director2013 — 2015
- MelbaCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2014NYC and London
- Elevation LabsCo-Founder2010 — 2012New York, New York, United States
- BlackRockTeam Leader - Portfolio Analytics (Financial Institutions)2007 — 2011New York, New York, United States
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking2006 — 2007New York, New York, United States
- JGB S.A.Intern, Office of the CEO2003Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaCognitive Science, Visual Studies2002 — 2006
- Sophia UniversityStudy Abroad Program, Japanese Studies2005
Skills & more
Payments2Business Development62Entrepreneurship56Investments30Start-ups45Financial Modeling17Venture Capital12Product Development12Risk Management11Analytics10Corporate Development10Business Strategy6
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Strategic PartnershipsStrategyTeam LeadershipCryptoLanguages English · Japanese · Spanish
- Realm Academy Metaverse Education Certificate — Everyrealm Inc.
From Santiago's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania607
Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution
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Also attended Sophia University19
Ryutaro HiroshimaPartner, Head of Japan at Type One VenturesChika NakasuExecutive Manager at Playground GlobalMelody MadhavanAssociate at Cento VenturesSatoko KatoVice President, General Counsel and CCO at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLCFady JameelVice Chairman, International at JIMCOHassan JameelVice Chairman, Saudi Arabia at JIMCO
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Shared employers
Also worked at Arowana11
Chris RollsManaging Partner at PieLab Venture PartnersKevin ChinFounder & Executive Chairman at Arowana PartnersLerma ArtillagaExecutive Assistant to CEO at Arowana PartnersJohn Ephraim TorresGlobal Venture Development Director at Arowana PartnersFrancia Hernandez MalaboDigital Marketing Manager at Arowana PartnersAthea LopezTechnical Support Engineer at Arowana Partners
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Also worked at Rewired2
Also worked at American Express111
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital
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Also worked at Melba1
Colleagues at Thundermark Capital
Gleb Chuvpilo
Managing Partner at Thundermark Capital
Jae-Yong Lee
Investments at Thundermark Capital
Jake Kramer
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital
John Crandon
General Counsel at Thundermark Capital
Patrick Morselli
Operations at Thundermark Capital
Ralph Quintero
Community at Thundermark Capital
Will Sanchez
Venture Partner at Thundermark Capital